ROOTS of 1987: The Year Metal Reached Its Extremes on Sirius XM

This metal history lesson looks back 30 years to 1987, when a race for speed and heaviness reached a breaking point with key releases by Napalm Death, Carcass, Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Death, Terrorizer, Sarcofago, Extreme Noise Terror, and others. Witness the arrival of death metal, grindcore, and black metal, as vocals turn to growls, early blast beats surface, and the previous wave of thrash metal heathens is left in the dust. Exhume and consume 1987—and know your Roots!

Bloody Roots is Sound of the Beast author (and Bazillion Points publisher) Ian Christe’s heavy metal history show on Sirius XM Liquid Metal channel 40. Since June 2004, hundreds of weekly shows have examined the many subgenres, bands, movements, regions, and themes that make up the metal, punk, and heavy rock universes. The show is also available on-demand from SiriusXM.com.